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1926ref. 757R1London: A. & C. Black 1926. Hardback. Near Fine. 9" by 6.5". Malcolm Patterson. A richly illustrated edition of these two memorial poems written by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare to benefit St Andrews University. Kipling was the rector of St Andrews University between 1922 and 1925; these poems were both written recounting memories of the city for the university's benefit.Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book' 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories' Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 is seen as a pioneer for the short story form and a classic author of children's fiction. He was born in India the inspiration behind a vast amount of his writings which include 'The Jungle Book' 'Just So Stories' and 'Kim'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 becoming the youngest ever recipient and first English language writer to do so.Walter de la Mare 1873-1956 was an English poet and short story writer remembered for his children's works and horror stories.Illustrated with sixteen etchings of St. Andrews by Malcolm Patterson. Collated complete. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally very smart a touch faded to the spine. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound pages are bright and clean. A small inch long tear to the half title page. Near Fine A. & C. Black hardcover
ref. 1786750511.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1898ref. 755P25London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's many articles on the power of the Royal Navy and the British Channel Fleet. The first edition of this work.Rudyard Kipling's series of articles about the British Channel Fleet written as he as involved in the debate about Britain's response to the rise of Germany's naval power.Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. The original blue front wrap is bound in.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap 'M. E. Coulson'. Rebound is a full cloth binding with the front wrap bound in. Externally the boards are a little discoloured. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail fo the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a couple of occasional light spots. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1902ref. 755P28London: Methuen & Co LTD 1902. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound poetry collection by Rudyard Kipling a beautiful example of his superb writing. 'The Seven Seas' is one of Kipling's popular poetry collection most notably containing his most 'The Lost Legion'.Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Bookplate of F. G. L. Whiteaway to the front pastedown.The eighth edition of this work. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally smart. Spine is faded. A little rubbing to the spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Methuen & Co LTD hardcover
1903ref. 755P27London: Methuen and Co 1903. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound second edition of Rudyard Kipling's poetry with his section of touching service poetry. The second edition of this work.'The Five Nations' is a collection of Kipling's poetry; the first section contains poems on a wide variety of subjects. The second section is titled 'Service Songs' and relates the experiences of British soldiers of the time.Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Bookplate of F. G. L. Whiteaway to the front pastedown. Rebound in a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally spine. Spine is a little faded. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Pages are uncut to the fore edge. Near Fine Methuen and Co hardcover
2016ref. 2-8494434047Círculo de Tiza 2016. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 192 pages. Spanish language. 9.06x6.50x1.10 inches. Círculo de Tiza paperback
1903ref. GEN16-B-3London: Macmillan and Co 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 10". None. Twelve songs from the author's Just So Stories set to music. This edition appears to be the first US edition. On the reverse of the title page is printed: Copyright in the United States of America. The final song in this volume is 'Rolling Down to Rio' which is a substitute in the American version for 'I've Never Sailed the Amazon' which appears in the UK edition. In the original cloth binding. Externally smart. Minor wear to the extremities. A little rubbing to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities with a little fading to the spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd scattered spot and handling mark. Very Good Macmillan and Co hardcover
1903ref. 653M22London: Methuen and Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A pleasing first edition first issue copy of this renowned collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. A first edition first issue copy with the issue point of 'David' to page 56 line 9 that was later changed to 'Saul' and publisher's advertisements dated 'July 1903'. This work is split into two sections: the first covering a wide range of subjects and the second section entitled 'Service Songs' containing poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. With an extensive publisher's catalogue to the rear of the work dated 'July 1903'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to spine. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight fading to spine as expected with this colour binding. Small ink mark to head of spine. Age toning to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but very bright and clean. The odd spot to first and last few pages and fore edges only visible to textblock. The occasional page uncut throughout. Very Good Indeed Methuen and Co. hardcover
1926ref. GEN38-C-2London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd 1926. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5";. None. A first edition of this work by Rudyard Kipling. collection of fourteen stories nineteen poems and two scenes from a play. In a cloth binding with gilt embossed elephants head to front board. Externally smart with some rubbing and fading to spine. Ink signature to front pastedown. Personal label to front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with patches of spotting throughout. Very Good Macmillan and Co. Ltd hardcover
1899ref. 636C33New York: Doubleday and McClure Company 1899. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A lovely two volume set of the work of Rudyard Kipling both first U.S. editions. This set features two fictional works by Kipling 'Without The Benefit of Clergy' and 'The Drums of Fore and Aft'. Uniformly bound in the original cloth binding with a elephant illustration to the front board both of these volumes are the first U. S. editions. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a English journalist novelist poet and short story writer. Born in colonial India Kipling spent his school days in England. One of the leading authors of the 19th and 20th century he is perhaps famous for his novel 'The Jungle Book'. An extremely influential and popular writer poet Alison Brackenbury once stated 'Kipling is poetry's Dicken's'. In 1907 aged 42 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature making him the first English language writer to receive the accolade. Rudyard Kipling is of course best remember his novel 'The Jungle Book'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear and rubbing to the spine. Light offsetting to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Doubleday and McClure Company hardcover
1903ref. 639P22London: Methuen and Co 1903. Vellum. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A limited edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's collection of poetry 'The Five Nations' containing poems about British soldiers. A limited edition work printed on hand-made paper being limited to two-hundred copies. The limited edition was published in the same year as the first edition. 'The Five Nations' is a collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling. The collection is divided into two sections the first covering a wide range of subjects. The second section is titled 'Service Songs' and contains poems about British soldiers at the turn of the twentieth century. Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. In the original publisher's quarter paper vellum binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. A little loss to the head of the spine. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Methuen and Co hardcover
1899ref. LTH11-B-18London: Methuen and Co. 1899. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A collection of ballads and poems by Rudyard Kipling. Fifteenth edition. Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865 18 January 1936 was an English short-story writer poet and novelist. He is chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children. Re-bound in a half vellum binding with blue cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is a bookplate to the the front pastedown. There is also an ink inscription and a binder's stamp to the verso of front free end papers. Very Good Indeed Methuen and Co. hardcover
1890ref. GEN28-C-25London: Harper and Brothers 1890. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first American edition of this collection of short stories by Kipling WIth frontispiece engraving of the author. Containing The Courting of Dinah Shadd The Man Who Was A Conference of the Powers Without Benefit of Clergy On Greenhow HIll The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney and a biographical sketch of Kipling by Andrew Lang. In a cloth binding. Externally sound though with some marks and bumping. Loss to spine label. Front hinge strained. Slight wear to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Harper and Brothers hardcover
1932ref. 657P18London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1932. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this collection of short stories and poems by the popular and prolific author Rudyard Kipling held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Held in the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. A collection of short stories and poems by Rudyard Kipling. Including the stories and poems 'Dayspring Mishandled' 'The Church That Was at Antioch' 'Akbar's Bridge' 'Fairy-Kist' 'Dinah in Heaven' 'Naaman's Song' 'Azrael's Court' 'Song of Seventy Horses' and many more. Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novel 'The Jungle Book' however he was a prolific writer of poems novels and short stories. Being born in India inspired much of his work and he went on to become one of the most popular writers of his time. Kipling became the Lord Rector of St Andrews University in 1922. In the original publisher's cloth binding held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very minor edgewear to the dustwrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
2012ref. 2-8498419255Siruela 2012. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. Spanish language. 8.58x5.59x0.71 inches. Siruela hardcover
2001ref. 2-884591657XAdelphi 2001. Paperback. New. Italian language. 8.58x5.43x1.02 inches. Adelphi paperback
1903ref. Pa633London: Methuen and Co. 1903. 1st Edition . Red Cloth. Vg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii i half-title ii 213pp 38pp pub. cat. July 1903 Maroon cloth gilt. Trifle rubbed and some foxing but a sound tight copy in the publisher's original buckram binding. Ist issue with 'David' on P 56. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Methuen and Co. hardcover
1906ref. Pa635London: Macmillan and Co. 1906. 1st edition 1st issue . Red Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. half-title frontis. 306pp. with gilt device of elephant Maroon cloth gilt. Trifle toned to the spine and some minor foxing esp.the end-papers but a sound tight copy in the publisher's original buckram binding. A couple of tiny cloth nicks. A collection of ten stories and sixteen poems. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1899ref. Pa630London: Macmillan and Co Limited 1899. first Edition1st Reprint . Red Cloth. Vg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Frank Craig. ix ii 272pp.ii ads. 1st reprint Nov. 1899 4 illustrations . Red cloth. Gilt 'elephant' device to front board. Spine toned and a trifle rubbed but a nice early copy. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Macmillan and Co, Limited hardcover
1895ref. MJ126London and New York: Macmillan and Co. 1895. 1st UK edition . Hardcover. Vg. 8vo. J.Lockwood Kipling. 238ii pub. ads. pp. Original blue cloth gilt with cobra device to the front board and spine. Wavy rules to the upper and lower cover. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling. Neat owners signature 'Margaret Theodosia Batten' in ink and contemporary to the issue. 1874-1930. An attractive copy near fine except for cracked inner green end-papers but a sound strong binding. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1911ref. Le345London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1911. new edition revised and corrected . Hardcover. Fine/No d.j. small 4to. Henry Ford. 250pp. 15 full page colour plates 12 full page black and white illustrations 5 maps and map end-papers. Blue decorated cloth. Neat gift ink inscription to thr head corner of the title-page dated 1920. White title to the from board and gilt to the spine. A nice clean and un-faded copy. Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover
ref. 6349143Taylor & Francis Group . Papeback. New. pp. 392 Taylor & Francis Group unknown
1915ref. D261London: Hodder & Stoughton/Daily Telegraph 1915. Hardback. Vg./No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heath Robinson. ND c 1915. 91pp.16 full colour tipped in plates by W. Heath Robinson plus bl.white illus. Original dec. cloth blue decoration a trifle spotted condition clean and fresh with no loss of colour. End-papers browned. A very nice copy with sharp clean plates and text. The text of a speech delivered at The Mansion House on Jan 27th 1915 by the author is laid in. 4pp. Hodder & Stoughton/Daily Telegraph hardcover
1892ref. Q424Calcutta: Thacker Spink and Co 1892. Seventh Edition . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. 125 24 pp. pub. cat. No 51 dated July 1892. Blue buckram gilt embossed picture on front cover and small black crest on back cover. Floral end-paperscracked but sound and neat owners name to f.f.e.p. 7th Indian Edition of Kipling's first book. A lovely copy with no fading and internally very clean. Printed by William Clowes and Sons Limited London. Please Email for photos Thacker, Spink and Co hardcover
1893ref. BB1084London: Macmillan and Co. 1893. 1st Edition . Blue cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix 1 blank 365 1 blank 6 ads pp. An attractive gilt pattern along top front binding. Back hinge cracked but firm. A little cocked as often. Macmillan and Co. hardcover